US4888319A - Silica-alumina extrudates - Google Patents

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US4888319A
US4888319A US07/256,012 US25601288A US4888319A US 4888319 A US4888319 A US 4888319A US 25601288 A US25601288 A US 25601288A US 4888319 A US4888319 A US 4888319A
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  • the invention relates to the preparation of silica-alumina extrudates, to the preparation of a shapable dough for silica-alumina extrudates, to a shapable dough for silica-alumina extrudates and to the preparation of calcined silica-alumina extrudates and to their use.
  • the invention relates to a process for the preparation of a shapable dough which comprises mixing and kneading a particulate silica-alumina with water and with an alkanolamine or ammonia to obtain a mixture having a total solids content of from 25 to 60% by weight, the alkanolamine or ammonia being present in an amount of from 0.5 to 20% by weight on the total solids content of the mixture.
  • the invention further relates to a process for the preparation of silica-alumina extrudates which comprises mixing and kneading a particulate silica-alumina with water and with an alkanolamine or ammonia to obtain a mixture having a total solids content of from 25 to 60% by weight, the alkanolamine or ammonia being present in an amount of from 0.5 to 20% by weight on the total solids content of the mixture and extruding the mixture.
  • the invention further relates to a process for manufacturing calcined silica-alumina extrudates which comprises extruding a shapable dough into silica-alumina extrudates and drying and calcining the silica-alumina extrudates to a final temperature of between 300° C. and 1000° C., and to calcined silica-alumina extrudates obtained by this process.
  • the silica-alumina to be used in the process according to our invention is silica-alumina obtained by reacting a silicate, preferably sodium- or potassium silicate, with an acid in the presence of an aluminium compound. Preferred is the washed silica-alumina filter cake.
  • silica-alumina gel When silica-alumina gel is gradually heated to a higher temperature it loses water. Heating during longer times above 100° C. results in that the water content decreases to about 5% by weight.
  • the water content of the silica-alumina is determined by weight loss on ignition (LOI).
  • LOI weight loss on ignition
  • a sample is weighed and then placed in a muffle furnace where it is heated at 1000° C. for 2 hours. After heating the sample is again weighed. The difference in weights represents the LOI or the amount of water present in the silica-alumina.
  • silica-alumina has been calcined, at e.g. 500° C., it seems less suitable for use in the extrusion process. However silica-alumina gels which have been spray dried are very suitable.
  • the total solids content of the mixture of silica-alumina, ammonia or alkanolamine and water ranges from 25 to 60% by weight, preferably from 30 to 45% by weight and more preferably from 35 to 40% by weight, in order to obtain an extrudable mixture.
  • the amount of alkanolamine or ammonia ranges from 0.5 to 20% by weight, preferably from 2 to 15% by weight, more preferably from 3 to 10% by weight calculated on the total solids content.
  • the mixture may also comprise a polyelectrolyte, such as Nalco 7879 (obtained from Nalco).
  • a polyelectrolyte such as Nalco 7879 (obtained from Nalco).
  • the mixture (with or without polyelectrolyte) can readily be extruded e.g. over the metal die-plate of the Bonnot-extruder.
  • Cylindrical extrudates can be prepared, but other forms may be prepared as well, such as mentioned in U.S. Pat. No. 4,028,227. It is possible to prepare silica-alumina with a surface area of more than 350 m 2 /g.
  • the alkanolamines to be used in the process according to the invention may be mono-, di- or trialkanolamines.
  • Preferred are monoalkanolamines, such as those containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms, e.g. ethanolamine, propanolamine, hexanolamine, nonanolamine and decanolamine.
  • Other examples are diethanolamine and triethanolamine.
  • titanium dioxide or zirconium dioxide it is possible prior to extrusion to admix titanium dioxide or zirconium dioxide to the composition. This is advantageous when the silica-alumina is used as carrier and the titanium and zirconium are the effective catalyst ingredients.
  • the extruded silica-aluminas may be suitably used, for example, as carriers for catalysts, which are normally used in hydrocarbon conversion, like hydrodemetallization of heavy hydrocarbon oils, in hydrocarbon synthesis reactions, in the epoxidation of olefinically unsaturated compounds with organic hydroperoxides, in the hydrations of olefinically unsaturated compounds to produce the corresponding alkanols and in the purification of exhaust gases.
  • catalysts which are normally used in hydrocarbon conversion, like hydrodemetallization of heavy hydrocarbon oils, in hydrocarbon synthesis reactions, in the epoxidation of olefinically unsaturated compounds with organic hydroperoxides, in the hydrations of olefinically unsaturated compounds to produce the corresponding alkanols and in the purification of exhaust gases.
  • a mixture was prepared having the following composition:
  • the mixture was prepared by adding the ethanolamine and water to the silica-alumina and the mixture was kneaded for 45 min. The total kneaded mixture was extruded.
  • the obtained extrudates (diameter 1.5 mm) were dried at 120° C. for 2 h, broken to pieces of about 4 to 5 mm and calcined at 500° C. for 2 h.
  • the silica-alumina extrudate had the following properties:

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